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Family keeps still-hospitalized bomb victim upbeat

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013 photo, Marc Fucarile, center, holds hands with his mother, Maureen Fucarile, left, and his fiancee Jennifer Regan, right, in his room at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Fucarile was only feet away from one of the bomb blasts Monday, April 15 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon that resulted in the loss of one leg, severe damage to the other, as well as burns, and a piece of shrapnel lodged in his heart. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

BOSTON (AP) — Marc Fucarile lost his right leg above the knee in the Boston Marathon bombing, and doctors are still fighting to save his shattered left one. He has second- and third-degree burns and a piece of shrapnel lodged in his heart. He’s lost track of how many surgeries he’s had, with more still ahead.

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Pool from US Olympic trials to relocate to Boston

BOSTON (AP) — The pool from the 2012 Olympic trials will be dismantled and moved to Boston after the competition.

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